Regularising the movement of e-rickshaws in the national Capital, Delhi Government on Thursday banned their plying and parking on 236 thoroughfares. The Government issued a notification in this regard after getting a go-ahead from lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.
In New Delhi, 77 roads have been put under restriction for plying of the battery-operated vehicles, including Barakhamba Road, Tilak Marg, Rajpath, Ashoka Road, Tughlak Road, Shahjahan Road, Rafi Marg, Ferozshah Road, Sansad Marg from T-Point Imtiaz Khan Marg to Outer Connaught Circus, Aurangzeb Road and others. According to the notification, e-rickshaws cannot ply on 19 roads and locations in Central Delhi — Netaji Subhash Marg, Jawahar lal Nehru Marg, Military Road, Bypass Ring Road, IP Marg and Vikas Marg, among others.
Apart from Central Delhi, 38 roads have been identified for the prohibition of such vehicles in South Delhi which include lala lajpat Marg, Aurobindo Marg, lodhi Road, RTR Marg, Nelson Mandela Marg, Siri Fort Road, NH-8, Aruna Asaf Ali Road while 23 roads, which fall in South-East district, are Ring Road, Capt Gaur Marg, Mathura Road, Aurobindo Marg and others.
The Central Government had recently notified the Central Motor Vehicles (16th Amendment) Rules, 2014, which paves way for plying of “special purpose battery operated vehicles”. The new rules provide that e-ricks will be allowed to carry four passengers and 40 kg luggage while e-carts would transport goods up to 310 kg.